25.2% ▲ +12.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Forrest · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Forrest
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Much higher proportions of overseas-born residents live in Forrest than in most similar areas. While English and Australian ancestries are the most common, the community is more diverse than the typical Australian suburb.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 34.2%, followed by Australian (29.2%), Irish (15.2%), and Scottish (13.9%) backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 25.2% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than in most similar areas, though this is a little below the national figure of 27.7%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Forrest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80057/forrest/topic/ancestry-heritage